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Rednight 
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 Posted: March 12 2016 at 12:22 |
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I live probably within 5 - 6 miles of where Emerson had his home in Santa Monica, Calif. and the feelings of sadness and helplessness are great at this moment. We just had the biggest deluge of the season yesterday, rain-wise, and it's almost poetic that this great progger's life ended either on or around the time of a cloudy, rain-swept day. Very English. Saw the Works 1 tour and then saw Emerson astride his Harley at Wilshire and Santa Monica one weekday afternoon around 10 years back. To think we'll never see him again...
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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Progmountain
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 11:48 |
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Another great loss.....
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Nightfly
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 11:08 |
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So sad, 2015 - 16 has seen so many great losses.
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juliuscaesar
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 11:06 |
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Gloria Eterna a Keith Emerson, héroe máximo del ProgRock
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cstack3
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 10:47 |
I saw ELP on the BSS tour twice....it was remarkable music, played by remarkable musicians! I never quite understood the thrashing they seemed to draw on PA.
He was truly a lucky, talented man. RIP Keith!
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King of Loss
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 10:28 |
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RIP! (My first post on Progarchives for a while now.)
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O666
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 09:33 |
R.I.P my hero. I can't believe it.
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Blacksword
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 09:14 |
Very sad news. Another legend gone  Its been a terrible year so far.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Formentera Lady
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 08:53 |
R.I.P. my favourite keyboard player.
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chazzaboy
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 08:07 |
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Buy Ars Longa Vita Brevis - The Nice - Then you will see another side of the magic
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dr wu23
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 07:56 |
Wow...just heard this very moment when I came online. RIP Mr Emerson.......the first ELP is one of my all time favorite albums .
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
Haquin
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chazzaboy
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 07:48 |
EVERYONE AND I DO MEAN EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THIS THREAD GO TO YOUTUBE AND TYPE IN HANG ONTO A DREAM LIVE - THE NICE - IF THAT DOESNT MOVE YOU - THEN ......... - IT'S BRILLIANT - THE BEST
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Michael678
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 07:39 |
2016 is literally becoming the year long equivalent of "The Day the Music Died."
RIP Emerson!!!!!!!!!
Edited by Michael678 - March 12 2016 at 07:39
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fudgenuts64
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 07:19 |
RIP
Can't believe it was self inflicted, what an incredible player. If it really was physical issues keeping him from playing though, I can't imagine a worse fate for the man than that - I absolutely love Pictures and played it so many times, utterly tragic honestly.
Edited by fudgenuts64 - March 12 2016 at 07:20
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terramystic
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 07:08 |
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RIP
A great name in prog and music history!
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jayem
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 07:03 |
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Ah sorry for not commenting...It's just some extra info on his health problems (apart from the hands)
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 06:43 |
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^ ??
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jayem
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 06:42 |
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https://www.facebook.com/notes/keith-emerson/a-message-from-keith-emerson/440055436751/
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chazzaboy
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 06:20 |
A sad day for me - grown up with The Nice - he's been in my system for over 50 years - sad day Keith - your always with me mate
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Rael
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Posted: March 12 2016 at 05:46 |
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I just read that possible cause of Keith's depression were hand related neurological problems which were making him unable to play. He loved making music so much that he prefered to die than to live without it.
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I am a lonely man, my solitude is true,
my eyes have borne stark witness
and now my nights are numbered, too.
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